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As Blackouts Linger, Northeasterners Try to Adjust

911: President George W. Bush Visits New York, 09/14/2001.
911: President George W. Bush Visits New York, 09/14/2001. by The U.S. National Archives
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Millions of families tried to adjust to life without modern conveniences Wednesday, two full days after Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Northeast and blacked out some of the nation's most densely populated cities and suburbs. Homes grew chilly without heat. Food spoiled in refrigerators. Televisions remained silent. And people everywhere scurried for a spot to charge their cell phones. By and large, Americans tried to make the best of a situation that was beyond their control while utilities struggled to restore power — a massive job they warned could last well into next week. Sandy's footprint was enormous, knocking down wires and rendering other critical equipment useless across a huge span of the country, from Virginia to Massachusetts and as far west as the Great Lakes. "It's unprecedented: fallen trees, debris, the roads, water, snow.

People:

Stephanie Hinkle

Overall Sentiment: -0.0347683

Relevance: 0.717124

Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.161407

Relevance: 0.649381

Vildia Samaniego

Overall Sentiment: 0.173206

Relevance: 0.506788

SentimentQuote
0"I really needed to watch the basketball game," she laughed. ...
0.0119594"I really needed to watch the basketball game," she laughed. "The place was packed. It's amazing how much you miss television."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0119594
  • Mean: 0.0059797
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Brian Wolff

Overall Sentiment: -0.21321

Relevance: 0.489185

SentimentQuote
-0.147488"It's unprecedented: fallen trees, debris, the roads, water, snow. It's a little bit of everything," said Brian Wolff, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.147488
  • Mean: -0.147488
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

John Mazzeo

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.477891

Joan Moore

Overall Sentiment: 0.353607

Relevance: 0.4484

SentimentQuote
0.239424"I have several hundred dollars' worth of insulin in the refrigerator," said Joan Moore ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.239424
  • Mean: 0.239424
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Meals

Overall Sentiment: 0.0724206

Relevance: 0.421251

Peter Nikac

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.419612

Blarney Stone

Overall Sentiment: 0.0429957

Relevance: 0.409315

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

HealthCondition: headache

Overall Sentiment: 0.0324813

Relevance: 0.499897

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FieldTerminology: Americans

Overall Sentiment: 0.23869

Relevance: 0.476143

NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Katrina

Overall Sentiment: -0.355458

Relevance: 0.530828

Holiday: Christmas

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.475882

Sport: basketball

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.457113

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